Created and Sold by Carolyn Johnson Coastal Art
MOUNTAIN RETREAT 36X60 - MIXED MEDIA - wood panel
Starts at $1,500
Creation: 4-6 weeks
"MOUNTAIN RETREAT" 36X60 was a commissioned piece made for Tracy and Charles. There Lake Tahoe property is amazing with a full lake surrounded by majestic mountains. The home is a gathering place for all family members and is very special to them. I rarely work from photos but they wanted it well represented in a piece of artwork. I used my textural work in the base of the trees (eggshells) and my soft carving technique in the trees - which added alot of dimension to the art. I used layers with metallics, acrylics and ink blends. Tracy explained in detail her love for the property and so I wrote the following story to go with the art.
STORY: "Beauty is a word that is beyond description at our Rieckhoff Retreat. Our joyful gathering place for friends and family is a “peace” so special. The home - surrounded by trees, distant hills, valleys and a pond are a visual playground that calls to our hearts. On any given day, the dogs “own” the pond as the deer, ducks, geese and other residences forage on the land."
"In ever constant change, the trees take on the colors for each season. A patchwork quilt colored in yellows, oranges and reds for Fall. The bare trees, seeming lifeless with a wonderland of white adorning the branches in Winter. Then small buds of life appear as we watch the buds grow daily right before our eyes in Spring. The trees now full with leaves providing us the shade much needed in Summer. But be quite, be still, for my favorite part … “the whisper of the wind through trees as the land talks to us”.
STORY: "Beauty is a word that is beyond description at our Rieckhoff Retreat. Our joyful gathering place for friends and family is a “peace” so special. The home - surrounded by trees, distant hills, valleys and a pond are a visual playground that calls to our hearts. On any given day, the dogs “own” the pond as the deer, ducks, geese and other residences forage on the land."
"In ever constant change, the trees take on the colors for each season. A patchwork quilt colored in yellows, oranges and reds for Fall. The bare trees, seeming lifeless with a wonderland of white adorning the branches in Winter. Then small buds of life appear as we watch the buds grow daily right before our eyes in Spring. The trees now full with leaves providing us the shade much needed in Summer. But be quite, be still, for my favorite part … “the whisper of the wind through trees as the land talks to us”.
Pricng is based on size of art. I build a color palette based on your room and colors you would like to focus on. This can be done locally or remotely. All inquires are welcome.
Item MOUNTAIN RETREAT 36X60 - MIXED MEDIA - wood panel
Created by Carolyn Johnson Coastal Art
As seen in Private Residence, South Lake Tahoe, CA
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